| Title |
Recent Change - Terrestrial Cryosphere / |
| Authors |
Rasmus, Sirpa ; Boelhouwers, Jan ; Briede, Agrita ; Brown, Ian A ; Falarz, Malgorzata ; Ingvander, Susanne ; Jaagus, Jaak ; Kitaev, Lev ; Mercer, Andrew ; Rimkus, Egidijus |
| DOI |
10.1007/978-3-319-16006-1_6 |
| ISBN |
9783319160054 |
| eISBN |
9783319160061 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Second Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin.. Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2015. p. 117-130.. ISBN 9783319160054. eISBN 9783319160061 |
| Keywords [eng] |
seasonal snow cover ; glaciers ; seasonally frozen ground ; permafrost |
| Abstract [eng] |
This chapter compiles and assesses information on recent and current change within the terrestrial cryosphere of the Baltic Sea drainage basin. Findings are based on long-term observations. Snow cover extent (SCE), duration and amount have shown a widespread decrease although there is large interannual and regional variation. Few data are available on changes in snow structural properties. There is no evidence for a recent change in the frequency or severity of snow-related extreme events. There has been a decrease in glacier coverage in Sweden and glacier ice thickness in inland Scandinavia. The European permafrost is warming, and there has been a northward retreat of the southern boundary of near-surface permafrost in European Russia. |
| Published |
Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2015 |
| Type |
Book part |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2015 |
| CC license |
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